“It is quite natural that people who really have something particular about them should be different from each other on … More
Author: Cynthia K Abdallah
Cynthia Abdallah is a Kenyan author, poet and filmmaker.
Her work has appeared in numerous online magazines and in print.
Poems: The evergreen review, USA, The Tokyo Poetry Journal-Japan, Kwani Uchaguzi edition 8-Kenya, Ake review, Quailbell Magazine-USA, Bodies, and Scars anthology by Ghana Literary Journal.
Short stories: Kalahari Review-Kenya, Nalubaale Review -Uganda, Active Muse-India, IHRAF, Women narratives on power USA, 2021.
Cynthia also contributes to the Life and Style section of the Nation newspaper.
and is also a filmmaker. Her films are streamed on shaharavideos.com
Recent recognitions and awards
Recipient of Jahazi Press inaugural Masterclass 2022 May-Aug .
Film, Inyumba Yu Mulogooli, was selected in the recent Kalasha International film and TV Market festival with screenings in Nairobi, Nakuru, Kisumu and Mombasa from June 10-26, 2022.
Recipient of Filamu dada women empowerment opportunity by docubox.org., highlighting female leaders.
Inyumba Yu Mulogooli selected for Abuja International Film festival 2022
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Education degree ( Linguistics and Literature), Kenyatta University class of 2010
Fulbright scholar, Foreign Language Teaching Assistant, Brown University: 2012-2013
Currently: Teacher of Language and Literature and IB coordinator in Caracas, Venezuela.
creative intentions
The road to banality is paved with creative intentions. Surprise is not easily defined. It is the unexpected that strikes … More
Van Gogh on love.
It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and … More
Henri Matisse
If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary town in northern France where the skies … More
Maria Popova.
THE FOURTH SIGN OF THE ZODIAC (PART 3) I know, you never intended to be in this world. But you’re … More
stories of ourselves.
The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge. Knowledge and love are both indefinitely extensible; therefore, … More
Of emotional excess, great writing and creativity
You must not fear, hold back, count or be a miser with your thoughts and feelings. It is also true … More
Dani shapiro
Deep inside, we are all so much the same — our details might be different, but we are all kind … More
The Island of Knowledge: Maria Popova.
What we see of the world is only a sliver of what’s “out there.” There is much that is invisible … More
Anne Lamont
When you love something like reading — or drawing or music or nature — it surrounds you with a sense … More
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